The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP), managed by USRA, provides young
and more senior scientists the opportunity to work on 1 to 3 year
assignments with NASA scientists and engineers at NASA centers and
institutes to advance NASA's missions in earth science, heliophysics,
planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics,
engineering, human exploration and space operations, astrobiology, and
science management. USRA is recruiting well-qualified reviewers for
upcoming applications.

Reviewers may be asked to review up to 5 applications (each application
is 15 pages, including figures and citations; double-spaced). Proposal
deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1. The reviewer evaluations
are submitted online and those who are eligible will receive an
honorarium of $50 for each review submitted.

Reviewers should have the following minimum qualifications: three (3)
years past PhD; 10 or more peer-reviewed publications; at least five
(5) peer-reviewed publications as first author; work in a field
relevant to NASA; and show national and international prominence
through awards and invitations to speak at major scientific meetings.

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The Small Bodies Node (SBN) of NASA's Planetary Data System, based in
the Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College
Park, is seeking a programmer with analytic experience who would work
with a larger group of planetary scientists and programmers. The ideal
candidate will also work closely with programmers at the Minor Planet
Center at the Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, concerned with
small body astronomy and orbital calculation. Five years experience is
required, including some system administration experience or training,
and with some experience either designing or implementing IT security
measures in a Linux network environment. A familiarity with relational
database management is also desired. A Bachelor's or Master's level
degree in computer science or a related field is prefered, but previous
work experience will also be considered. Near-term tasks include
developing a cross-identification database for all bodies represented
in the archive, overseeing the security plan for the SBN, back-end
development and user interface development, and reporting to NASA.